Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos in Logic Pro X
34mIntermediate2023-12-20
Authors

Scott Hirsch
NYU Professor, Sound Designer, Film and Video Editor, Audio Engineer
Course details
If you’ve been to a movie theater recently or listened to music from streaming services like Apple Music, you might have heard about Dolby Atmos, the sound technology that allows you to create and experience 3D/spatial audio. With Logic Pro X, you can create and deliver Dolby Atmos mixes, and you don’t need a roomful of expensive speakers. In the Logic Pro X environment, you can mix with regular headphones, and the Dolby Atmos mixes will work over whatever playback system your listeners choose. In this course, Scott Hirsch shows how to configure, mix, and produce spatial, 3D audio with Dolby Atmos in Logic Pro X. Scott covers the hardware requirements for working with Atmos, how to position tracks in 3D space, and how to mix and master Atmos-enabled mixes for sharing and uploading to streaming services like Apple Music and Tidal. Atmos is not just for blockbuster movies or platinum-selling recording artists anymore, so join Scott as he shows you how to create and share your own Atmos mixes using Logic Pro X.
Skills covered
Logic ProAudio EngineeringDigital Audio WorkstationsAppleAudio and MusicProject
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - An introduction to spatial audio with Dolby Atmos
- 02 - What is Dolby Atmos and why should you care
- 03 - Hardware and monitoring requirements for spatial audio
- 04 - One Dolby Atmos Logic Pro gotcha
1. How Does Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos Work in Logic
- 05 - Configuring spatial audio with Dolby Atmos in Logic Pro X
- 06 - Differences in working with beds and objects
- 07 - Mixing track beds in Dolby Atmos
- 08 - Mixing with objects in Dolby Atmos
- 09 - Working with the Atmos panner and renderer
- 10 - Exporting and sharing Atmos tracks
Conclusion
- 11 - The road ahead for spatial audio